HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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the mountainous landscape
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the dry summer climate
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the location along the seacoast
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the location along the boundary between Asia and Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -Scholars have long assumed the climate of ancient Greece (1st millennium BC) to have been broadly similar to today’s mild Mediterranean climate of long, hot summers, and short, relatively mild winters.
Detailed explanation-2: -Greece is a mostly mountainous country with a very long coastline, filled with peninsulas and islands. The climate can range from semi-desert to cold climate mountain forests. Greece’s natural hazards include severe earthquakes, floods, droughts and wildfires.
Detailed explanation-3: -People living near the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Ionian Seas became fishers, sailors, and merchants. Because of Greece’s location in the eastern Mediterranean, it was a perfect location for trade. Greek sailors were highly skilled and traveled as far as ancient Egypt to trade their products.
Detailed explanation-4: -Greece’s steep mountains and surrounding seas forced Greeks to settle in isolated communities. Travel by land was hard, and sea voyages were hazardous. Most ancient Greeks farmed, but good land and water were scarce. They grew grapes and olives, and raised sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens.